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Secularism. Critical theory on Islam and secularism in Iran

One of the main characteristics of our societies is the existence of a plurality of believes, religious or not, which affect the way people live. The current essay is a defense of secularism as de the best way to achieve a peaceful & just coexistence among these different believes. Taking as the core of it the respect for human rights & the correlative "neutrality" of the State in relation to religious issues, the author thinks that secularism is the best way to defend the common good &, at the same time, the differences which are legitimate inside the community. These differences must rest on the proclamation of the equality among all human beings (human rights). For this reason secularism opposes to multiculturalism, which puts the emphasis in the differences even beyond this very basic idea of equality. Adapted from the source document.

This article deals with the currents of ideas opposed to the presence of religion in the public sphere. According to a French-styled ultra-fundamentalist model of laicism, which has been partially assumed in Quebec, religion, its institutions and manifestations should have no influence on public life. This article introduces the basic tenets of such position, particularly in what concerns the definition of modernity and the agency of women. Adapted from the source document.

This paper proposes that Secularity is not only a political model that prescribes a separa-tion between the State & the Churches, but a model that entails a complete scheme of thought, a very intellectual project, which must be considered in contrast & opposition with other doctrines. In this way, the author offers a definition of the minimal content of a Secular project. Adapted from the source document.

In this paper, the author vindicates the idea of a secular Ethics, proudly stressed as an independent domain facing the religious claims. This idea is shaped in a positive way & finds its foundation in the concept of human dignity. To achieve this goal, the paper analyses the idea of human dignity in its relationship with the concept of autonomy, following both of them since Picco della Mirandola's work to Immanuel Kant's philosophy. Adapted from the source document.

The issue of Secularism has reappeared as one of the central themes in the contemporary political debate in several European countries. In this context, the author argues that this debate is linked, in countries like Spain, to a confusing understanding of the political meaning of the essentials of Secularism. This paper explores the ambiguities of this debate of today, & says that the construction of an answer in defense of Secularismn is conditioned to a deep understanding of the hostile positions against it. Adapted from the source document.